Eric Church Biography Facts
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Born 03 May, 1977 (46 years old).
What is the zodiac sign of Eric Church ?
According to the birthday of Eric Church the astrological sign is Taurus .
Career of the Eric Church started in 2005 .
Eric Church Wiki
American country music singer-songwriter
| Eric Church | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kenneth Eric Church |
| Born | May 3, 1977 Granite Falls, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country country rock |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals guitar piano banjo |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Capitol Nashville EMI Nashville BigEC |
| Associated acts | Jason Aldean Terri Clark Rhiannon Giddens Jay Joyce Lzzy Hale Keith Urban Brantley Gilbert George Strait Merle Haggard |
| Website | ericchurch.com |
Kenneth Eric Church is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums through Capitol Nashville since 2005. His debut album, 2006's Sinners Like Me, produced three singles on the Billboard country charts including the top 20 hits "How 'Bout You", "Two Pink Lines", and "Guys Like Me".
His second album, 2009's Carolina, produced three more singles: "Smoke a Little Smoke" and his first top 10 hits, "Love Your Love the Most" and "Hell on the Heart". 2011's Chief, his first No. 1 album, gave him his first two No. 1 singles, "Drink in My Hand" and "Springsteen", and the hits "Homeboy", "Creepin'", and "Like Jesus Does". His third No. 1 single was "The Only Way I Know", which he, Jason Aldean, and Luke Bryan recorded for Aldean's album Night Train.
A fourth album, The Outsiders, was released in February 2014. It produced five new singles between 2013 and 2015 with the title track, "Give Me Back My Hometown", "Cold One", "Talladega" and "Like a Wrecking Ball". "Talladega" and "Give Me Back My Hometown" each reached number one on the Country Airplay chart. Eric Church got his sixth No. 1 hit with Keith Urban in May 2015 with the single "Raise 'Em Up". His fifth studio album, Mr. Misunderstood, was released in November 2015 and went on to produce two number one singles with "Record Year" and "Round Here Buzz". On July 13, 2018, Church released the first single and title track of his newest album Desperate Man, which was released in October 2018.
Early life
Church was born on May 3, 1977, in Granite Falls, North Carolina , to Ken and Rita Church. Church worked with his father at Clayton Marcus, a furniture upholstery company where his father was president. At 13, he bought a guitar and began writing songs of his own. By his senior year of high school, he had found a gig at a local bar, which occupied most of his time. He played many Jimmy Buffett cover songs and a few of his own original songs in some dive bars. Some of these places were so rough that he got into a few altercations from the stage. For a few years, the band played often in bars and restaurants throughout North Carolina. The band "Mountain Boys" consisted of his college roommate, brother, and a fellow guitarist.
Before moving to Nashville, Eric graduated from South Caldwell High School and then Appalachian State University with a degree in marketing. Upon graduation, Church became engaged to a Spanish teacher in the town of Lenoir, North Carolina. The future bride's father attempted to persuade Church into a corporate career, which he rejected as an aspiring musician . She broke the engagement and he headed to Nashville with his father's financial backing. His father also provided the opportunity to make contacts, and more importantly, time to focus on developing his songwriting ability.
Personal life
On January 8, 2008, Church married music publisher Katherine Blasingame in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. At the wedding, Church performed "You Make It Look So Easy", a song he wrote for Blasingame. On October 3, 2011, their first son, Boone McCoy Church, was born; he is the subject of Church's song "Three Year Old". On February 15, 2015, their second son, Tennessee Hawkins "Hawk" Church was born. Their home , located in Nashville, was featured in an episode of CMT's Cribs.
The Chief Cares Fund is a foundation organized by Eric and Katherine Church in 2013. The non-profit organization has been used to help underprivileged families in Tennessee, North Carolina, and even as far as helping orphans in Nepal receive clothing, proper bedding, and schooling. The foundation has also delivered Bibles to Haiti and helps fund Humane Society no-kill animal shelters. People can donate to the foundation on Eric Church's website by simply donating or by purchasing exclusive Chief Cares Platinum Tickets to his concerts where money from the tickets go to the Chief Cares Fund.
Church wears his signature aviator sunglasses as a result of wearing contact lenses. When his career was getting started, he was forced to deal with the heat from the stage lights drying out his contacts. As he began performing in larger venues, his aviators and Von Dutch denim trucker hat became his trademark.
Church has become an avid advocate for the use of cannabis, reflected in songs such as "Smoke a Little Smoke"; at the time of that song's release, Church's record label urged him not to release the song, though it had minor success as a single. Church has also referenced marijuana use in other songs like "The Joint" and "I'm Gettin' Stoned", and has even been the subject of a marijuana joke at the 49th ACM Awards where Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan referred to Eric Church as the Willie Nelson for the new-country generation and compared Eric Church's dressing room to a cannabis dispensary.
Musical styles
Church's style has been described as country rock, outlaw country, and southern rock. Church's influences include Hank Williams Jr., Merle Haggard, Little Feat, The Band, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Wylie Hubbard and Waylon Jennings. Church has also said that many hard rock and heavy metal bands influenced his music, including Metallica, Pantera, and AC/DC.
Tours
Me and My Gang Tour 2006 with Rascal Flatts and Gary Allan Locked and Loaded Tour with Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars with Miranda Lambert Jägermeister Country Tour 2010with Josh Thompson and Sean Patrick McGraw CMT Revolution Tour 2010 Rowdy Friends Tours 2010 with Hank Williams Jr, Jamey Johnson, and The Grasscal's with Miranda Lambert and Josh Kelley My Kinda Party Tour 2011 with Jason Aldean and The JaneDear Girls Locked and Loaded Tour 2011 with Toby Keith Blood, Sweat and Beers Tour 2012–13 with Brantley Gilbert, Drake White, Blackberry Smoke and Sonia Leigh with Justin Moore and Kip Moore with Colt Ford No Shoes Nation Tour 2013 with Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band, Eli Young Band and Kacey Musgraves The Outsiders World Tour 2014–15 with Dwight Yoakam, Brothers Osborne, Halestorm, Drive By Truckers, Chris Stapleton, JD McPherson C2C: Country to Country 2017, 2020 co-headlining with Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood , Darius Rucker and Luke Combs Holdin' My Own Tour 2017 No opening act, Eric and his band played two full sets each show playing between 36-40 songs each night Double Down Tour 2019 No opening act, Eric and his band played two full sets on Friday and Saturday night, playing over 3 hours of music
